
Jennifer KosiakChair, Math Steering Committee
608-785-8385
jkosiak@uwlax.edu
Jennifer Kosiak is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
She teaches a variety of courses including general education mathematics courses and courses designed for future elementary, middle, and high school teachers. She is a past President of the Wisconsin Mathematics Council (2015-2018) and is actively involved is supporting the professional learning needs of mathematics teachers across the state of Wisconsin. Her research interests also include College Ready in Mathematics and problem-solving in the early elementary grades. She has led the FastTrack Program—a summer bridge program for incoming students placed into developmental mathematics—for more than seven years at UW-La Crosse and other UW System campuses.

Carrie TirelVice Chair, Math Steering Committee
920-832-2638
Carrie Tirel is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the Fox Cities branch campus of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Carrie began her college career at UW-Manitowoc as a first-generation college student with no major in mind, and ultimately earned her Ph.D. in mathematics from UW-Milwaukee. In addition to teaching a variety of freshman- and sophomore-level classes, she is committed to universal access to higher education and serves in various roles centered around promoting student success on her campus and throughout the state. These roles have included providing support to the tutoring services on the UW Oshkosh Fox Cities campus and co-running a mentoring program for female students in STEM fields. Carrie currently serves as Associate Chair for Access Campuses and on the Faculty Senate of UW Oshkosh.
Math Initiative Leadership Team
Executive Sponsor
Anny Morrobel-Sosa
University of Wisconsin System
VP of Academic & Student Affairs
608-262-3826
amorrobel@uwsa.edu
Project Team
Name | Affiliation | Phone | |
Alice Pulvermacher | Principal Investigator, Research Project Director, UWSA | 608-262-5499 | apulvermacher@uwsa.edu |
Jennifer Kosiak | Math Steering Committee Chair; Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, UW-La Crosse | 608-785-8385 | jkosiak@uwlax.edu |
Carrie Tirel | Math Steering Committee Vice Chair; Associate Professor, Mathematics, UW-Fox Valley | 920-832-2638 | tirelc@uwosh.edu |
Sandy Kallio | Project Communications Coordinator, UWSA | 608-890-4369 | sskallio@uwsa.edu |
David Blough | Project Team Data Analyst, UWSA | 608-265-9796 | dblough@uwsa.edu |
Math Steering Committee
Institution | Representative | Phone | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Alex Smith | smithaj@uwec.edu | 715-836-3673 | Chair, Mathematics Department |
UW-Green Bay | Synde Kraus | krauss@uwgb.edu | 920-459-5943 | Senior Lecturer, Mathematics and Statistics Department, Sheboygan Campus |
Tetyana Malysheva | malyshet@uwgb.edu | 920-465-5024 | Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics Department | |
UW-La Crosse | Jennifer Kosiak | jkosiak@uwlax.edu | 608-785-8385 | Professor, Mathematics Education |
UW-Madison | Clare Huhn | clare.huhn@wisc.edu | 608-265-9276 | Senior Policy and Planning Analyst, Academic Planning and Institutional Research |
Benedek Valko | valko@math.wisc.edu | 608-263-2782 | Professor, Mathematics; Chair, Undergraduate Program | |
UW-Milwaukee | Kevin McLeod | kevinm@uwm.edu | 414-229-5269 | Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences |
UW-Oshkosh | Ken Price | pricek@uwosh.edu | 920-424-4233 | Professor, Mathematics Department |
UW-Parkside | Qinghua Luo | luo@uwp.edu | Assistant Professor, Math and Physics Department | |
UW-Platteville | Jason Thrun | thrunj@uwplatt.edu | 608-342-1944 | Professor and Assistant Chair, Math Department |
UW-River Falls | Bob Coffman | robert.l.coffman@uwrf.edu | 715-425-4101 | Professor, Mathematics Department |
UW-Stevens Point | Kevin Schoenecker | kevin.schoenecker@uwsp.edu | 715-346-2762 | Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences |
Kavita Bhatia | kbhatia@uwsp.edu | 715-389-6548 | Professor, Mathematics Department | |
UW-Stout | Eugen (Andrei) Ghenciu | ghenciue@uwstout.edu | 715-232-1376 | Associate Professor, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Department |
UW-Superior | Sergei Bezroukov | SBezruko@uwsuper.edu | 715-394-8523 | Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science Department |
UW-Whitewater | Geetha Samaranayake | samarang@uww.edu | 262- 472-5162 | Professor, Mathematics |
Institutional Change Team
Leaders
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Alex Smith | smithaj@uwec.edu | Chair, Mathematics Department |
UW-Green Bay | Clif Ganyard | ganyardc@uwgb.edu | Associate Provost |
UW-La Crosse | Robert Allen | rallen@uwlax.edu | Chair, Mathematics and Statistics |
UW-Madison | Jocelyn Milner | jocelyn.milner@wisc.edu | Vice Provost for Academic Affairs |
UW-Milwaukee | Phyllis King | pking@uwm.edu | Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
UW-Oshkosh | Ken Price | pricek@uwosh.edu | Associate Director, University Studies Program, and Professor, Mathematics |
UW-Parkside | Gary Wood | gary.wood@uwp.edu | Vice Provost |
UW-Platteville | Melissa Gormley | gormleym@uwplatt.edu | Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Professor of History |
UW-River Falls | Kathy Tomlinson | kathy.tomlinson@uwrf.edu | Professor, Mathematics |
Laurel Langford | laurel.langford@uwrf.edu | Chair, Mathematics | |
UW-Stevens Point | Cindy McCabe | cmccabe@uwsp.edu | Chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences |
Nancy LoPatin-Lummis | nlopatin@uwsp.edu | Professor, History and International Studies | |
UW-Stout | Petre (Nelu) Ghenciu | ghenciup@uwstout.edu | Chair and Professor, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science |
UW-Superior | Nick Danz | ndanz@uwsuper.edu | Associate Dean of Academic Affairs |
UW-Whitewater | Elizabeth Hachten | hachtene@uww.edu | Assistant Dean and Coordinator of General Education, College of L&S |
Education Subcommittee
Chair
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-La Crosse | Jenni McCool | jmccool@uwlax.edu | Professor, Mathematics and Statistics |
Members
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Jennifer Harrison | harrisol@uwec.edu | Associate Professor, Mathematics |
Ryan Harrison | harrisrm@uwec.edu | Associate Professor Mathematics | |
UW-Green Bay | Mary Gichobi | gichobim@uwgb.edu | Associate Professor, Education |
UW-La Crosse | Jenni McCool | jmccool@uwlax.edu | Professor, Mathematics and Statistics |
UW-Madison | Oh Hoon Kwon | kwon@math.wisc.edu | Associate Faculty Associate, Mathematics |
UW-Milwaukee | Xianwei Van Harpen | vanharpe@uwm.edu | Senior Lecturer, Mathematical Sciences |
Kevin McLeod | kevinm@uwm.edu | Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences | |
UW-Oshkosh | Jennifer Szydlik | szydlik@uwosh.edu | Professor, College of Education and Human Services |
Stephanie Bernander | bernands@uwosh.edu | Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning | |
UW-Parkside | Maria Franshaw | franshaw@uwp.edu | Assistant Professor, Institute of Professional Educator Development Department |
UW-Platteville | Erin Edgington | edgingte@uwplatt.edu | Assistant Professor, edTPA Coordinator |
UW-River Falls | Christy Pettis | christy.pettis@uwrf.edu | Teacher Education Faculty, College of Education and Professional Studies |
UW-Stevens Point | Sirin Budak | sbudak@uwsp.edu | Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences |
UW-Stout | Kevin Mason | masonk@uwstout.edu | Faculty, Education |
UW-Superior | Kristin Riesgraf | kriesgra@uwsuper.edu | Senior Lecturer, Mathematics |
UW-Whitewater | Rachel Chaphalkar | chaphalr@uww.edu | Assistant Professor, Mathematics |
Data Analysts
Institution | Representative | Phone | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Nicole Kraft | kraftnl@uwec.edu | 715-836-3345 | Research Analyst, Institutional Research (IR) |
UW-Green Bay | Samantha Surowiec | surowies@uwgb.edu | 920-424-2195 | Data Reporting Specialist |
UW-La Crosse | Natalie Solverson | nsolverson@uwlax.edu | 608-785-8006 | Director, IR |
UW-Madison | Clare Huhn | clare.huhn@wisc.edu | 608-265-9276 | Senior Policy and Planning Analyst, Academic Planning and IR |
UW-Milwaukee | Suyu Lin | suyulin@uwm.edu | 414-251-5355 | Policy and Planning Analyst, Office of Assessment and IR |
UW-Oshkosh | Michael Watson | watson@uwosh.edu | 920-424-2184 | Director, Office of IR |
UW-Parkside | John Standard | standard@uwp.edu | 262-595-2930 | Associate Policy and Planning Analyst |
UW-Platteville | Michael Black | blackmi@uwplatt.edu | 608-342-1939 | Assistant Professor, Mathematics |
Matt Michaels | michaelsm@uwplatt.edu | 608-342-1334 | Analyst, IR | |
UW-River Falls | Tracy King | tracy.king@uwrf.edu | 715-425-4581 | Provost and Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs Office |
UW-Stevens Point | Marv Noltze | mnoltze@uwsp.edu | 715-346-2762 | Institutional Planner |
UW-Stout | Meridith Wentz | wentzm@uwstout.edu | 715-232-5312 | Assistant Chancellor |
UW-Superior | Emily Neumann | eneuman2@uwsuper.edu | 715-394-8396 | Director of Institutional Effectiveness |
UW-Whitewater | Rochelle Day | DayRE25@uww.edu | Business Intelligence Analyst |
Advising Representatives
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | John Reichert | reichejr@uwec.edu | Associate Director of Advising, Retention and Career Center |
Erik Rotvold | rotvolep@uwec.edu | Academic Advisor, Business | |
UW-Green Bay | Nora Kanzenbach | kanzenbn@uwgb.edu | Senior Advisor |
Andrew Meyer | meyera@uwgb.edu | Transfer Services Coordinator | |
Pam Gilson | gilsonp@uwgb.edu | Testing Services Coordinator | |
UW-La Crosse | Jo Arney | jarney@uwlax.edu | Director of Student Success |
UW-Milwaukee | Jennifer Deroche | jderoche@uwm.edu | Senior Administrative Program Specialist; Freshman Academic Advisor |
Kay Eilers | kceilers@uwm.edu | Director of Student Success | |
UW-Oshkosh | Lisa Szromba | szrombal@uwosh.edu | Advisor |
Jane Garrow | garrowj@uwosh.edu | Solution Center Advisor | |
UW-Parkside | Neil Baumgartner | baumgarn@uwp.edu | Director of Academic and Career Advising |
Anna Super | stremlau@uwp.edu | Academic Advisor | |
Bryan Lewis | lewisb@uwp.edu | Associate Dean, College of Natural and Health Sciences | |
Sergio Correa | correa@uwp.edu | Academic Advisor | |
Katie Nack | knack@uwm.edu | Nursing Consortium Advisor | |
UW-Platteville | Elizabeth Runde | rundeel@uwplatt.edu | Academic Advisor |
Jennifer Walsh | walshjen@uwplatt.edu | Director, Student Services, UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County | |
Stephanie Joyce | joyces@uwplatt.edu | Academic Advisor | |
UW-River Falls | David Toles | david.toles@uwrf.edu | Transfer Advisor |
UW-Stevens Point | Jenna Fritsch | jfritsch@uwsp.edu | Academic and Career Advisor |
Jessi Wendlandt | jwendlan@uwsp.edu | Academic and Career Advisor | |
UW-Stout | Janine Thull | thullj@uwstout.edu | Director, Advisement Center |
Linda Young | youngl@uwstout.edu | Associate Director of Admissions-Transfer | |
UW-Superior | Janie Campbell | jcampb41@uwsuper.edu | Interim Registrar and Transfer Specialist |
Kristen Jasperson | kjaspers@uwsuper.edu | Assistant Director, Academic Advising | |
UW-Whitewater | Julie Janiak | janiakj@uww.edu | Academic Advisor, UW-Rock County |
Branch Campus Representatives
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Wufeng Tian | tianw@uwec.edu | Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Barron County campus |
UW-Green Bay | Synde Kraus | krauss@uwgb.edu | Senior Lecturer, Mathematics, Sheboygan campus |
UW-Milwaukee | Shubhangi Stalder | stalder@uwm.edu | Professor, Mathematics, Waukesha campus |
UW-Oshkosh | Kathy Hopper | hopperk@uwosh.edu | Associate Lecturer and Developmental Math Instructional Program Manager, Fox Valley campus |
Jane Garrow | garrowj@uwosh.edu | Solution Center Advisor, Fox Valley campus | |
UW-Platteville | Kirthi Premadasa | premadasaa@uwplatt.edu | Associate Professor, Mathematics, Baraboo/Sauk County campus |
Stephanie Kernik | kerniks@uwplatt.edu | Lecturer, Mathematics, Richland campus | |
UW-Stevens Point | Kavita Bhatia | kbhatia@uwsp.edu | Professor, Mathematics, Marshfield campus |
UW-Whitewater | Mark Fuller | fullerm@uww.edu | Professor, Mathematics, Rock County campus |
Julie Janiak | janiakj@uww.edu | TRIO Student Support Services Director, Rock County campus |
Year 2 Faculty
Business
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Tim Vaughan | vaughats@uwec.edu | Professor, Management and Marketing |
UW-Green Bay | Gaurav Bansal | bansalg@uwgb.edu | Associate Professor, Business |
UW-La Crosse | Mary Hamman | mhamman@uwlax.edu | Associate Professor, Economics |
Maggie McDermott | mmcdermott@uwlax.edu | Associate Professor, Marketing | |
UW-Milwaukee | Layth Alwan | alwan@uwm.edu | Associate Professor, Business |
UW-Oshkosh | David Fuller | fullerd@uwosh.edu | Associate Professor, College of Business |
UW-Parkside | Sahar Bahmani | bahmani@uwp.edu | Associate Professor, Economics |
UW-Platteville | Les Hollingsworth | hollingsworl@uwplatt.edu | Associate Professor, Business |
UW-River Falls | Laura Boche | laura.boche@uwrf.edu | Director of Undergraduate Student Programs, College of Business and Economics |
Ruxin Dai | ruxin.dai@uwrf.edu | Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Information Systems | |
UW-Stevens Point | C.R. Marshall | crmarshal@uwsp.edu | Professor, School of Business and Economics |
UW-Stout | Kenny Mullins | mullinsk@uwstout.edu | Faculty, Business |
UW-Superior | Praopan Pratoomchat | ppratoom@uwsuper.edu | Assistant Professor, Economics |
UW-Whitewater | Matthew Winden | windenm@uww.edu | Associate Professor, Economics, College of Business and Economics |
Garrett Smith | smithgc@uww.edu | Assistant Professor, Finance and Business Law Department |
Education
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Jennifer Harrison | harrisol@uwec.edu | Associate Professor, Mathematics |
Ryan Harrison | harrisrm@uwec.edu | Associate Professor Mathematics | |
UW-Green Bay | Mary Gichobi | gichobim@uwgb.edu | Associate Professor, Education |
UW-La Crosse | Jenni McCool | jmccool@uwlax.edu | Associate Professor, Mathematics Education |
UW-Madison | Oh Hoon Kwon | kwon@math.wisc.edu | Associate Faculty Associate, Mathematics |
UW-Milwaukee | Xianwei Van Harpen | vanharpe@uwm.edu | Senior Lecturer, Mathematical Sciences |
Kevin McLeod | kevinm@uwm.edu | Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences | |
UW-Oshkosh | Jennifer Szydlik | szydlik@uwosh.edu | Professor, College of Education and Human Services |
Stephanie Bernander | bernands@uwosh.edu | Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning | |
UW-Parkside | Dana Ryan | ryand@uwp.edu | Director, Advanced Professional Development |
UW-Platteville | Erin Edgington | edgingte@uwplatt.edu | Assistant Professor, edTPA Coordinator |
Jason Thrun | thrunj@uwplatt.edu | Professor and Assistant Chair, Math Department | |
UW-River Falls | Christy Pettis | christy.pettis@uwrf.edu | Teacher Education Faculty, College of Education and Professional Studies |
Keith Nabb | keith.nabb@uwrf.edu | Assistant Professor, Mathematics | |
UW-Stevens Point | Sirin Budak | sbudak@uwsp.edu | Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences |
UW-Stout | Kevin Mason | masonk@uwstout.edu | Faculty, Education |
UW-Superior | Kristin Riesgraf | kriesgra@uwsuper.edu | Senior Lecturer, Mathematics |
UW-Whitewater | Rachel Chaphalkar | chaphalr@uww.edu | Assistant Professor, Mathematics |
Nursing
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Debra Jansen | jansenda@uwec.edu | Associate Dean, College of Nursing |
Shannon Collins | collinss@uwec.edu | Clinical Associate Professor, Communications and Sciences Disorders | |
UW-Green Bay | Myunghee Jun | junm@uwgb.edu | Assistant Professor, Nursing |
UW-Milwaukee | Robin Jens | rjens@uwm.edu | Assistant Dean, Nursing |
UW-Oshksoh | Jennifer Basler | basler@uwosh.edu | Assistant Professor, College of Nursing |
UW-Parkside | Katie Nack | knack@uwm.edu | Nursing Advisor |
UW-Platteville | Sharon Klavins | klavinss@uwplatt.edu | Professor, Biology |
UW-Stevens Point | Rebecca Sommer | rsommer@uwsp.edu | Associate Professor, School of Health Care Professionals |
UW-Stout | Ann Parsons | parsonsa@uwstout.edu | Faculty, Pre-Nursing/Biology |
UW-Whitewater | Anthony Millevolte | millevoa@uww.edu | Faculty, Pre-Nursing/Rock County Branch Campus |
Year 1 Faculty
Arts & Humanities
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Manuel Fernandez | fernanm@uwec.edu | Associate Professor, Academic Program Director, Language |
UW-Green Bay | Jenny Young | youngj@uwgb.edu | Assistant Professor, Director of English Composition |
UW-La Crosse | Marie Moeller | mmoeller@uwlax.edu | Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Studies |
UW-Madison | Russ Shafer-Landau | shaferlandau@wisc.edu | Professor, Philosophy; Member, General Education Committee |
UW-Milwaukee | Dave Clark | dclark@uwm.edu | Associate Professor, English; Interim Dean, College of Letters & Science |
UW-Oshkosh | Ron Rindo | rindo@uwosh.edu | Faculty, English |
UW-Parkside | Trenton Baylor | baylor@uwp.edu | Associate Professor, Art |
UW-Platteville | Shane Drefcinski | drefcins@uwplatt.edu | Associate Professor, Philosophy |
UW-River Falls | Dan Paulus | dan.paulus@uwrf.edu | Assistant Professor and Chair, Art |
UW-Stevens Point | Tobias Barske | tobias.barske@uwsp.edu | Professor, World Languages and Literature |
UW-Stout | Emi Stuemke | stuemkee@uwstout.edu | Faculty, English and Philosophy |
UW-Superior | Hector Landa | hlanda@uwsuper.edu | Assistant Professor, Music |
UW-Whitewater | Jeff Herriott | herriotj@uww.edu | Professor, Music |
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Doug Matthews | matthedb@uwec.edu | Professor and Chair, Psychology |
UW-Green Bay | Kate Burns | burnsk@uwgb.edu | Associate Professor, Human Development, Psychology |
UW-La Crosse | Jocelyn Newton | jnewton@uwlax.edu | Associate Professor, Psychology |
UW-Madison | James Wollack | jwollack@wisc.edu | Director, UW-Madison Testing and Evaluation Services and UW System Center for Placement Testing |
UW-Milwaukee | Aki Roberts | aki@uwm.edu | Associate Professor, Sociology |
UW-Oshkosh | Juyeon Son | sonj@uwosh.edu | Associate Professor, Sociology |
UW-Parkside | Mita Banerjee | Banerjee@uwp.edu | Assistant Professor, Sociology |
UW-Platteville | Dennis Carpenter | dennis.carpenter@wisc.edu | Associate Professor, Psychology |
UW-River Falls | Desiree Wiesen-Martin | desiree.wiesenmartin@uwrf.edu | Assistant Professor, Sociology, Criminology and Anthropology |
UW-Stevens Point | Mark Ferguson | mark.ferguson@uwsp.edu | Associate Professor, Psychology |
UW-Stout | Andy Swanson | swansonandr@uwstout.edu | Faculty, Social Science Department |
UW-Superior | Eleni Pinnow | eppinow@uwsuper.edu | Associate Professor, Psychology |
UW-Whitewater | Meg Waraczynski | waracyzm@uww.edu | Professor, Psychology |
Matthew Winden | windenm@uww.edu | Assistant Professor, Economics |
STEM
Institution | Representative | Affiliation | |
UW-Eau Claire | Warren Gallagher | wgallagh@uwec.edu | Professor and Chair, Chemistry |
UW-Green Bay | Woo Jeon | jeonw@uwgb.edu | Associate Professor and Chair, Mathematics |
UW-La Crosse | Megan Litster | mlitster@uwlax.edu | Assistant Professor, Biology |
Janet Kirsch | jkirsch@uwlax.edu | Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
UW-Madison | David Anderson | Anderson@math.wisc.edu | Professor, Mathematics |
UW-Milwaukee | David McClanahan | davidm@uwm.edu | Faculty Associate, Electrical Engineering |
UW-Oshkosh | Lisa Dorn | dorn@uwosh.edu | Associate Professor, Biology |
Caroline Geary | caroline.geary@uwc.edu | Professor, Chemistry | |
UW-Parkside | Cathy Mossman | mossman@uwp.edu | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
UW-Platteville | Anne-Marie Lerner | lerner@uwplatt.edu | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
UW-River Falls | Rellen Hardtke | rellen.hardtke@uwrf.edu | Professor, Physics |
Youngmi Kim | youngmi.kim@uwrf.edu | Assistant Professor, Agricultural Engineering Technology | |
UW-Stevens Point | Erin Speetzen | erin.speetzen@uwsp.edu | Associate Professor, Chemistry |
Tim Ginnett | tim.ginnett@uwsp.edu | Associate Dean, College of Natural Resources | |
UW-Stout | Kenny Mullins | mullinsk@uwstout.edu | Faculty, Business |
UW-Superior | Peter Cook | pcook2@uwsuper.edu | Associate Professor, Physics |
UW-Whitewater | Catherine Chan | chanc@uww.edu | Associate Professor, Biology/Chemistry |
Year 1 Advisory Members
Name | Affiliation | |
Fay Akindes | Director, Systemwide Professional & Instructional Development | fakindes@uwsa.edu |
Barbara Bales | Director, Strategic Initiatives & Educational Innovation | bbales@uwsa.edu |
Angie Kellogg | Senior Academic Planner, Office of Student Success | akellogg@uwsa.edu |
Jackie Morgan | Credit Transfer Technology Manager | jmorgan@uwsa.edu |
Carleen Vande Zande | Associate VP of Academic Programs & Educational Innovation | cvandezande@uwsa.edu |